Typhoon
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Typhoon follows Captain MacWhirr as he steers his steamer through a violent storm in the China seas, testing his stubborn, literal-minded character against nature's force. Readers drawn to sea adventure and Conrad's studies of duty and endurance will find it rewarding.
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Getting Started with Joseph ConradA guide to the Polish-British master of English prose for readers meeting his work for the first time.
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently until his twenties – he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature.
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